[b]Dmitri Holmes, Sgt. Eldric Romeo and Capt. Petrov Griego ~ Of Thrones and Powers ~ Location: Church, Entrance[/b] As Flintlock and Shedder dropped to the ground, the Throne vanished into thin air. The crowd began to panic as they ran in different directions. Capt. Petrov alongside his men came to the scene as they only saw Dmitri and the two fallen soldiers. "Throne... We're dead." Petrov cursed under his breath as he heard a resounding gunfire from Dmitri... As if by magic, the Throne appeared, three visible holes in its head. The robot shivered and convulsed before dripping oil; falling to the ground with a resounding crash. Petrov opened his eyes in disbelief... for the first time in his memory, someone had taken down a Throne... Usually, people die before they can shoot. Petrov approached Dmitri, his eyes surveying the obvious cyborg. "You... took down a Throne.." Petrov spoke slowly as he kicked the robot. "How did you do it? What equipment did you use? We'll buy it... Every last one... It can help us combat these assassins." Petrov's tone was desperate... Suddenly, Sgt. Eldric, one of the officers approached. "Dmitri... I heard what the robot said... It said that you are a threat to the Empyrean... I know we are all threats, but why did the robot only focus on you?" Eldric spoke in a doubting manner as Petrov held up his hand in silence. "He is a hero as of today, Eldric... Treat him as one." Petrov commanded as some distinct gunfire could be heard in the background. "Shit... They're on their way here... It seems like this is Church's first... and hopefully, not final battle." As if an answer to the queries, one of the men who were guarding the towers fell to the ground... A glowing purple bolt embedded into his chest... The poor man only had a few seconds to speak before his eyes closed in eternal sleep. "Hosts... Guardians... Here... Fight.." the man shuddered, his eyes closed. The distinct shouts of human pain could now be heard outside of the gate... The battle for humanity's income was about to begin. [b]Dr. Charles Richardson, Zenon Drewziak, and Dr. Qualia Queen ~ Of Shadows and Men ~ Location: Korpus Forest[/b] As the three weaved through the trees, their pursuers seemed to stop aiming at them. The Guardians and Fallen Ones who were chasing immediately pulled back and rushed to another location... Church. "Wait, wait! The robots... they're retreating..." Qualia whimpered as she panted heavily. "It seems... the Empyrean had ordered them to do something else... Church. The Empyrean is like that... it orders robots to do something, and if the need rises, the Empyrean commands a full Choir to attack a certain area." Qualia breathed as she slumped on the ground. She turned to Zenon and Charles... "Thank you... I thought no one would help me... People have always hated me." Qualia uttered a suppressed sob as she forced a smile. The sounds of battle could now be heard at Church's gate... The gate was cracking... [b]Jack and Ryan ~ Override ~ Location: Bunker overlooking the Venel Dregs[/b] The Fallen Ones fell one after the other... They were obviously no match for a robot that was meant for battle. Their attention focused on the rogue Guardian as they charged at the robot; notwithstanding the casualties. The Adjudicators were also falling one by one... their repair speed was no match for the upgraded damage from the rogue robots... Suddenly, the Guardian spoke: "Order Override: classified as Threat. Adjusting course: Exterminate ." The robots began to pull back from the Venel Dregs. moving at the full speed towards Church. A dozen of Fallen Ones were sent to distract the rogue machines, in hopes that the Guardian and the other choir members were able to escape.